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TRIAL OF THREE SAILORS RESUMES
Alleged Assault
On Taxi Driver Он
The case against two New Zealand and one Canadian sailors charged with assaulting a taxi driver with intent to rob him resumed before Judge J. Reynolds at the Victoria District Court was given this morning, when further evidence for the Prosecution.
The hearing started on December 21, but subsequent hearings were adjourned when it was announced that the complainant, who gave his evidence, had been admitted to the Mental Hospital for observation.
The aru pre Aule Scoanesi Beyan James Stevenson,
Quantine
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have contributed to the war 15- ing. 21, Wynne Replying to Crown Counsel. 20. both of HMNZS Dr Yap satd that asstiming
Aze ant
Seranan Tsong was charged with tour- flemilton. 22, der, he would certify
11-30
han 4
mod Refert Morris Kamere. Francis of IPMCS requis A chive unit to plead only on the basis
☞ kr Mr
with
ampling of the conclusions reached Tsung Kwong. the taxi driver.his examination of the patient can Octobe: 25 las year. on December 23.
-
with lent to 109.
First UNO accine t Tended by Mr T. Shurlock, in- s. ucted by Mrg.rs Johnson, Stokes and Marter, Mr A, S C. Comɔer is defending Hamilton.
M- Simen Li, Crown Counsel,
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was Dr P. M. Yap, medical
i
PATIENT'S MIND
JI
Witness went on to May bat the patient's mind appea.ed nj he clear enough to understand general questions that wess a ker! kim during his observation.
Le Kwonerspui, student, anec evidence that about 1 am on
Arst witness this morning October last year, he was driving officer charge of the Govern- along Tai Hang Roa
16-
ment Mental Hospital. He saldais Happy Valley, when he w
that on December 23, inst year. la darkened car perked by the He received patient. Tsang
起
Kwong, and kept him under observation from the 23rd to the 31st. On odinission, Tsang appeared to be dull and some- what confused in his speech. But he was capable of giving an took place in account of what the past few weeks.
roadside near Jardines Lookout,
He saw a man hall him to stop. He did this, and as a result of what the man told him, he drova on and gave curtain information to the Police,
Wildes Lertiñed
21
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photograph of Tang, Kwong s the mon who had atomped ha He zaid the man's face
night eppra ed
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CARELESS PETITION
DRIVER FINED
TO BAN
RED
NEW
SHEAFFER'S
∙ADMIRAL
SNORKEL
PEN
Alleged Murder: Judge Rules Accused Has A
Case To Answer
From the Filen
100 Years
Ago
SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
BUMMARY JURISDICTION
De Mollo v. Jardine, Mathe-
A submission that the case should be withdrawn from the Jury on the grounds that the evidence led by the Crown disclosed no case in lawson & Co. against the accused, was made by Counsel for the Defence when hearing' of the trial of Lo Shui-chung, 32, an earth coolie, for the murder of a Catholic priest, resumed before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
His Lordship ruled there was a case to answer and said that his view of the law would be sufficiently indicated when he summed up the case for the Jury.
Lo is alleged to have, with others not in custody, murdered the Rev. Fr Peter Ngal at the Holy Souls Church, Wanchol, an September last.
more consistent with a concerted and deliberate attack upon them than with robbery of which there was no evidence whatso- ever. She added that there was
carried weapons.
out with offensive
His Lordship sait that no- cused's statement stated That they went there.
Accused pleaded not guiltynu evidence that a robbery was to the indictinent as well as to that in which he was aged, with her.1
not in custody, to ་་་ the Rev. John have murdered
at Bapist Cheng on the same date. ME N. E. Res, Crown Counsel, daisted by Mr W. B.
ADC), Serge
Kowloon,
is
COUNSEL'S CONTENTION
Miss Scarle contended that prosecuting.
there was no evidenze inside the Accused is defended by Miss building that this attempt was
B. K. Searle, instructed by Mr | carried any further, en that the S. Ng Quinn.
attempt to rob resulted in death That was the mysterious point, she said.
Notices
The latest sines of posting shown below are those for the registered correspondence pasted at G.P.O. Hongkong. The istem posting times chewhere, which, in general, are earlier than the G.P.O. times can be ascertained Dy enquiry at the Jarat efter.
The latest posting times for registered articles are generally A Jury of six men and ono
one hour entier than the kimes shown below. Particulars regard- woman was empanelled,
ing parcel mills can be ascertain- When
hearing of the triali
There was le evidence of ed by enquiry at any post once, resumed this morning, Miss any offensive weapons had been
Until further notice, the latest Searle submitted that his Lord- laken there. A panne: had times
akmails to posting for ship should withdraw the case been found on the premises; « Europe (UK. etc.), Africa Middle from the Jury on the grounds stool which could have inflictedt. Pakistan and India will be that the evidence led by the the injuries on the deceased was Crown disclosed no case in law already there. There
was albo accused.
found a small penknife lying on
CHINA against the
Backing Given By Mr Hoover
Yesterday afternoon, Petra Shem, 33-year-old crainter of JIA Blue Pool Road, was drly- ing his unsbe'r car, a Stojad
New York, Jan. 24. Voguard, woag lard Brad
Former
President Her- near water culvert No. 56. Tal Tam Dietiket. Suddenly his erbert Hoover appealed today went off the road and down the for signatures to a petition against the admission of Shen wan Pret | Red China to the United | $150 for carettes diving by Mc Nations.
- bing Lo
embarkinert.
As a Ford:
DOCTOR'S CONCLUSION that
bra Tsung also Appeared to be swollen.
In reply somewhat inconsistent IT TAL-
to Mr Comber, he ters of detail in his account, said Tearg a d not scom to han morning. witness went on, but he did say to be dull of confused ja bi he had been assoltedi.
pech, thugh he geared to As i result of his examinations of be frightened.
the patient, he came to the con- Hearg is proceeding
clusion that he was unsound in
mind, and that this was due to injury caused to the brain.
Cass-extrmining. Mr Shure mke Dr Yas it
if he
could give
i
The Crus ex rule of the in consistenses in the complje anti- arguunt of gelatin. Wir sind i he used Tsang what the read- ing was on the taxi incter of thi trne of the alleged usput, rod Tsar Rave different #220 san'a of it.
Alse, the doctor continued, he asked the patient as to how the
Army Action Causes Heartburns
Washington, Jan. 24. Defence Secretary Charles inen who allegedly usulted him. Wilson does not plan any entereyl his taxi, and Kave varicus versions at different "punitive reprisal against ilmc. On another creusion, he the army for violating his what he did "expressed niked ti a patırı
position" mediately after the incident. At first, he replice that he drove arresting Cpl. Edward S.
the his taxi straight to the Merttal Dickenson,
turnabout Hexallal. But en recing the run-American war prisoner, a isel look on Als (witness's) Defence spokesman said to- face, he said he waited until the Peller arrived for him.
day.
hig
Central
wipers
hand out of the window
towe as
The case for the Crown, the floor. No one could say
kaid
deaths
the
followe
Monday, 10 a.m. and è p.m. Thursdays. 10 .. India
am,
Fridays. a.m. Baturdays, 9 a.m.
The Defendants In this case represented the Canton In- surance Ofce. The question in whether, under the
dispute way of present in use
fonn of
in China, the insurers are llable for anything short of an absolute total loss of the whole of articles instmod.
the
rod. Mr Pallard appeared for the Plaintiff, the Attorney General and Mr Tar- runt for the Defendants. The Do Mello facts are briefly these: Do shipped
R eertain quantity of bags of rice last year for Call- fornia in the Marlou Mcintyre, and insured them at 21⁄2 per
cent le the Canton Imurance Office, under a Po containing
of "Fred Warranty
From "The vessel average.
the
Particular bad weather curly
in her voyage, jettisongs some and put back into of her cargo,
น
Hongkong with the remainder, partly damaged. Surveya werd held at the request of the Cap- tain the ship being unable to continue the
the voynge), portion of the rice recommended to be sold by the surveyors. The whole of it was whipped into Murrow. Stephenson
& Cha godowns, and the sound from the bad, Le.. that
in
recommended to be sold. bad portion was proved by the 9 testkmony of medical sud o'her
witnesser to be
a partially putrid condition, the
manating from it producing sickness. De Mello's portion of it was sold by public auction, and producted $1.73 per picul (not 8173 per picul as the learned but not mereanule Attomey General gravely and repeatedly stated, to the armsement ct a Mary crowded court); and the sound portion was forwarded to Call. tomia in another ship. It was Kunther sworn, that there were at that time no appliances in Honkong
Bor kin-crying or otherwise doctoring bally dom- aged rice. It was proved that among the jettisoned andi molti partiens, there were 185. bugs, Of Fice belonging to the Plainfift.
&
MONDAY, JANUARY, 25
By Air
Philippines, North Borneo, a p.m. Formosy, Okinawa, 0 p.m. Japan, G p.m. Thailand. Malaya, Indonesia, Aus anyone | trália, New Zealand, 0 p.16, india, Pakistari, Midde Africa, Great Britain. de Europe
By Bartier Macao. 0 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 By Air Japon, Howall, UBA. and Canada, 10 am.
Indo-China, 0 p.m. Thailand. p.m.
there-
Counsel accepted his Lord-
Counsel said, was that this was whether or not it was in the a premeditated
robitory with possession of either of the two violence in the course of which deceased. two Fathers met their
His Lordship remarked that and that the accused was a the bamboo pole found was not party to the common intention.
normally there according to the evidence. THE REQUIREMENTS
Misa Scarle said that thero After referring to an authority
evidence
evidence that was no and.. to criminal cases reported in the Criminal could recognise that it was an Appeal Reports,
entirely unfamiliar article. Counsel
sub- Counsel further said that mitted that
In order to bring
no explanation of the present
cose within thai there was
how the intruders got into the "I have
down in opposed recognition principles
premises. All the spare keys, of Communist China by the cases just cited, the Prosecution
she suggested, were accounted said United States and is admission had to show (a) that there was Sub-Insp. PT. Moer
for. the defendant declared that he into the United Nations from the common intention to commit a The Judge said that there war
felony conquered
Involving personal a tremendous vold in the case was driving along the road and tay the Communists
violence; (b)
that as it was raining he started his Chias four years ago." Hoover
this design of the keys of the Fathers was carried out and resulted in wind sercen
but they said in a statement.
There was
no question, would not work. He then put "Any and every effort that death; and (c) that the accused fore, that all the keys werd
Americans can muke to was on the scene of the crime accounted for, he said.
as a participant, overscas try to move the wipers and as prove to our friends
where we.
In nation, as a so he went off the readjust down the embankment. At the star of hormous valut,
"This petition campaign is
through now being conducted out the nation by the Committee One Million, headed for
by 51 Moor said that he examined Warren R. Austin, formerly Am- the wind screen wipers in the bassador of the US to the United presovce rf the ceferdant and Nations.
Committed "The aim of the found that they were in perfect working order. The defendant, Is to gather
one upwards of he said, had only been driving million signatures. I
urge every American to join in this since January 21.
campaign."
MISQUOTED The former President sald the uncertainty abroad as to the position of the United States in relation to Red Chino la "one of the greatest dangers the cause of freedom faces to- day."
Last month a direct quola- tion
attributed
10 which sold I advocated a trade arrangement with Communist China by the United States. In
time he had a lady riding beside him.
When the car was
passenger
recovered
court to the
of
St Moor asked the by take a serious view
orence, as he said that the con- sequences might have been very serious if the beeldent had hap- pened In town,
The Court ordered acfen- dant's leence be retumed
the him.
be-
10
was
me
As Counsel proceeded to deal
of
had brought it as far as Risk of violence was one the crimes of violence of which participants were liable for murder, he added,
mitted
this
p.m.
By Surface China, People's Republic. 8.30 a.m.
Pilot Dives To
His Death
+
CLAIM OPPOSED
The
plate,
bulit-up that no olakn existed for either..
a constructive or abscoute total loss of part,
De Mello having given notice of abandonment to the under- writers in due time, now sought her submission, Counsel
to recover from the Once, said that none of the three ship's statement and said that the keys which should have quirements had been established been
for a total loss of part of the in the possession of the by the evidence.
London, Jan. 24. articles insured, the value of the two Fathers were not accounted
A Royal Air Force pilot, John bags of rice jettisoned and sold for,
Goodwin, today crashed to his as damaged.
Attorney with her
her first point, his Lord-
OLD CIRCUMSTANCE
death in a Meteor jet while General opposed the clan on ship said that common intention There was no evidence to commit
of grimly hanging on to the con- three grounds—Int, that the felony involving offensive A
weapons being taken rols of his machine in a suc- voyage had never takon personal violence or risk of | In. Counsel submitted, violence had been the establish-
and cessful effort to avoid crashing the ship at having exiled fem further that it was an odd cir into a built-up ared at Sandwich, Hongkong for San Francisco; 23. ed law in Hongkong. The Full ur
that the nice having existed im Court in
cumstnate that when a robbery Kent, decision some years had taken place, it was usually
specte as rics, when soði could ogo
for voluables to go: In
A Royal Air Force corporal, nov
be considered as a total that.
at a radar valuables
existed a point Boss; 3d, that there caso
were found stationed
nearby, said he saw the aircraft custom in Insurance maklere in: scattered in the rooms
In difficulties and added that the China to the effect that the Counsel further stated that an pilot had plenty of time to jump warranty
Particular against amah who lived In that event, Counsel sub-church did not
beneath the from his machine and parachute Average exempted the under
thing that the
hear Prosecution and the watchman was asleep
to earth if he had wanted to. writers from responsibility, um- had to show the intention to rob
The pilot, however, stuck to less the whole of the artides in- with his key to the main en-his machine and crashed about sured were absolutely lost, andk the sense which his Lordship
trance under his pillow. said involved violence or risk of
100 yards from the Dealing with her third point, aren.-France-Presse. violence.
Counsel said that the Prosecu Miss Searle tald that the Crown had put In some conver
tion
had to establish that the sallons between a witness, Lad was on the scene as A Kwun-kit and
the accused, participant, and for this purpose
the couched in
Crown phrases which In
put in his alleged submitted were statement to the effect that he Dr Yap agreed that from his,
themselves she
was at some place in the bulld- general observations, he found
practically meaningless.
ing keeping watch.
6. Time Signal and Programme the patient to be unreliable
Hoover also said Secretary of
THE CONVERSATION
Summary: 0.00). Chuldren's Half Hour as vance" between Dickenson's case
There Counsel Teheran, Jan. 24.
submitted
again, Counsel went pn, presented by Balty Ann (Studio) Elate John Foster Dulles ha converstition did not necessarily there was- Hittle evidence about! "Winnie-The-Pooh" by A‚Ä‚ASLINA to detalls.
and that of the 21 POWs still in Some 30 persons were injured been misquoted to the effect that Questioned
was following Mr and 34 Comber, Korea, and by Mr
the
"Poolt According
Goo No. E
Visiting" were arrested in pre he was in favour of recognition
indicate intention to
times. use any statement.
to accused's (BBCTS): 0,20, that he found Wilson's orders of last October election incidents in Abadan to- of the Peking regine.
Songs for "Burma' witness agreed
violence, even if it did indicate Street about 7
ho went to Star Night" by Jants Meliood (Baritone) that the driver had a sear over to consider each case "on its
with Plano Accompaniment intention to go to the premises there for two hours by which tim Country Dance Orchestra: 50 day,
p.m; he stayed MoRes (Concert Hall; 050, Foots according to
This misinterpretation jeft the eye of fairly recent merits."
reaching here tonight from the picked up by the press through-
for the purpose chardeler. As
Asked If he thought The Army official sald As South Iranian ol! town,
taking some
time thing.
it was 1
hearing Mr Pollard's o'clock, Certainly Weather Report; 7, Time Brand and out the world and Taang would be enable ofsistant Secretory of Defence
particularly
there
Lordship, stated that he would taker The Incidents cecurred when by Commun
WAB something As to the element of common
World News (London Reby); 7,19. wrong the meaning of John A. Hannah, understanding
propaganda
News Talk
time to consider, and that if he intention, there was no sugges-
there,
(London Relays or she suggested. Accuted specia) Announcement: 2.16,"Box made no further mention of the an oath, witness said that even formed of the Army's intent but Partisans of the National Front machine. It was spread widely
then
went away.
2002 Bert Gulet at
case, the decision, was to be con- the Organ tion of concerted action at all, when he was under observa-apparently not the thing, "could, organised a demonstration and throughout Asia and did great
Eldered in favour of the Plainti: .. wrolo sicgans in the walls of the Injury
There was such a mystery of (OB), Vwpoint weekly confused at have disapproved if he had any tion ho
Our Miss Searle sold. In the latter what in morale bf appeared
but that he would probably men programme devoted Abadan refinery buildings, Allies in that area of the world
fact did part of the
take place, Literature, Drare and The Cleven. conversation varying degrees. Ife was of the objection."United Press.
tion it again on Wednesday! Troops and police were called to who opinion that if the patient be-
Counsel said. There was nothing andsbed and introduced by Dona are fighting Communism," cused was alleged to have said, to show, that the accused was frooks Bomerset demonstrators Hoover sali.
Maugham; Arti "If I could do it." She said that till on the spot, still participa 50′ & Talk by Janet Tomblin mark- came confused in this sense at
disperse the France-Presse,
Ho fald the time of taiting such an oath,
such Incidents in fact the element of premedling in the design when the Somerset Maugham, Somerset long- ing the Magistretti Bithday of emphasize the then he would not understand
need for the tation seemed to have come death of the two priests took ham reach an extract from "Cake United States to make clear to from the the meaning of the oath,
to Red China-United Press.
Asked if Tsang hind told him! The spokesman called action "something who had assaulted him, witness army's
gold between discourtesy and insolence" sold the patient had lind beću assaulted, but did not and said it probably "ended for say by whom,
you.
1
UNRELIABLE
Mr Comber: If that man was under charge for murder, would Government mentul officer, say he was fit to plead? Withes: In my opinion, would say he Was not at to pload,
all time any likelihood" that the PRE-ELECTION
21 renalahig pro-Red American
POWs will return to Democracy, An Army spokesman retorted that the Army saw "no relc-
who was in-1
Fire Engine To
The Rescue
INCIDENTS
a report
Junks Alongside Warship
spite of my denial, this alleged
quotation received widespread distribution in the Far East," he 'said.
to the
was
that
the
ac-
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
the world its position in regard, than fromes, Lo, rather place, or that those deaths were and Ale" published today I
Phone Service Restored
.
by
LE
the accused.
writed.comnmemorativer edition (Rev Counsel said that all the ac-necessarily connected with the corded Fun Tide by Diane Talbot: on the B, Announcer's chośće presented by cused was alleged to have done design of his presence
Adeen Dekker, (Studio)! 830 Land- cr to have said was to speculate. scene earlier.
TIME)W_Of London--"London Bridge" There was no suggestion of con
Hugh Ross Wiliamson se Guide Rod corted action with this man Woo
Storyteller (BBCTS);-8, Tave Simal, “Pople" Parade?" from Boolandi You, referred to in the evidence of the winess Lo.
4
Berlin, Jan. 24. A German fire engine wêp! through the gate, of the heavily-guarded Allied Contro!
LO'S EVIDENCE Authority building here today
For approaching within 300
Going to the scene at 7′ p.m. was not consistent with intention. Come to Concellode the eve of the opening of the feet of the American destroyer
(Plagosesi)** Evelyn Rothwell (Oboe) In his re-examination of the Big Four conference there, Vammen at Buoy B3 with the
Berlin, Jan, 24.
of gelting in and using violence; the falle Orth cond. by Bir witness, Mr Li asked if witness The fire engine stopped by intention of plying for hire,
The Epat Gorman Postal Dealing with her second point, would say that the patient in the first of four flag poles out- two junk
Miss Searle said that even if was consistent only with the John Werbtron! Conorio Not in d mistresses, Wong authorities today restoredt 68 of
Intention of entering the pre-MINOT UP, DE DE Pano and Chong
(Beethoven)---Gulotnar his tale of mind could grow cide the building and up wont Yee-so. 53. who had a previous several thousand East-West Her
from these scraps of conversa mises during the absence of the Pond Vienna Symphony Outs progressively worro on Decem-the ladder.
and Lo Chuen-ho, in telephone lines stvered wine? intention 10 commit, felony in-Referring to the evidence given and Aron Andrew & Bisoned
Hone could be extracted common conviction,
Counsel submitted.
"by Omo Kinngerar: :10; ilgis Doing Ardilatator brough ter 23-the day his observations But there was no fire for 22, were
were, fined $20 and $15 June 1952, Wost Berlin post volving personal violence it sull beyzan →→→→
- than it would be two United States milliary police respectively by Mr A. G. Parker officials said.
had to be shown that the dealgn, by Lo Kwun kit, Counter sub-pest of La TenderDecado daya carlier (when ho gave were having trouble lowering at the Marine Court this Of these, 20 linked the two evidence In Court). Dr Yap ro- the British flag at the sundown morning.
war carried out or attempted, mitted that Lo should be treated los, International International press headquarters and that it was the attempted as an accomplice and that his Que
win":10.00, Wemby: Raport: plied he would say that Tsang's ceremony and sent for the fre The Police old that de-for the Big Four conference, set condition would get worse atter brigade for sasistance,
fendants junks were seen lying up in bath East and West Boris execution of the design Unit re-evidence should be treated as Tom Radio News
that of an accomplice, aulted, in death; `- those two days.
A now rope. will be fitted to
for again the evidenco
he agreed, Gloss, downs, Witness added that the strain prevent a repetition of today's alongside the warship at about the officials said
11 am on Sunday. Aware of of appearing
In-Court · might 'hitch-Router.
The remaining 48-3incs linked which has been put before the with Lordship: Use approach of the Police the two. conference venutsthe Courts to a certain extent Counes old Lo Kwurk launch, detoridana moved to Allied Control authority, build-mysterious rather than conclu- eminently en untrustworthy, wi Printed and published by William "ALICK · GRINHAM·· for | wards the Causeway Bering in the United States xecto: sivo," Miss Bearle mid, because ness and that corroboration was and on behalf of Bouth China, Morning Post Limited, "at": 1-8'} typhoon sheiter where they and the Boviet Embassy build-the evidences to the state of more than ever deixeble. Wynilham Street," City of Victoria," in the "Colony of Hongkong, were øventually, caught,
ing in at Bartin-Reuter, "-- 'the' deceased's, injurias), wIE LIT Hosting, in continuing:
that contention...
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corded. London Itay)
'What's Hia Linä?? Solution
AUDTE" OLEOLINA London Errem Bersión)
NOCER
The first ground was alment es abandoned a mentiatud: but the second and third points werd ably argued on bath sides, Mir Pollard strenuously endeavouring to exclude all, evidence as to in custom contradictory of the words of the Policy. The Chief Justice. permitted the winames AF to 'This custom to be called stating "- hows ever that he would not allow custom to vary, control, or contradict. The terms of the Pulley, but would only : receive evidence of custoin' ad tar any, ambiguous words in the Policy, And at the conclusion
of the Attorney General's defence, without reply, his
JUDGE'S FINDINGS
On Thursday, Stia Lordship, wald; order to look that he had delayed his decision Sri Into the case of Navona v. Haddon, Manning, and. Granger's Reports -- submitted -, to
altering the law of constructiva tatal ions on memorandum articles, After a careful investipation, he was dear that the rose did not apply, sal ropegred there, that the goods. (all) pould have been brought on m to England and told, still retaining their character of silk, while in this case the rice was so damaged as not to be with send me on -and had been condemned, muller, abgerdownent own surveyors and was. Boording be Coy, the - Plaintiff, by the Defendant" sold by their stankis; they Captain, mailato poly about one third of the (vahia. Bỹ the evidence, the ride ww to damnaged, andir" discniqured: se to have preciided all probability of tis pulkinina pa adaracter or upača; and ha shiokid therefore adbery law: laid down - by Lord (moting quilibe" molith Court of?chegter) - Iri Roux V. Satvador;;ar ko
him, by the Attorney General ́as.
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